Name: Out of the Vault – Works on Paper with Nyree Dowdy
Start: 2025-02-11T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-11T15:00:00-05:00

Chrysler Museum of Art

Open today, noon to 5 pm.
Parking & Directions
Free Admission

Chrysler Museum of Art

Moses Myers House

323 E. Freemason St.
Open Saturday and Sunday
Noon–5 p.m.

Jean Outland Chrysler Library

Reading Room
Wednesday-Friday
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Closed May 17-19, 2024

About the Myers House

The oldest Jewish home in America open to the public as a museum offers a glimpse of the life of an early 19th century merchant family.
More about the house

About the Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the library

Located in Norfolk

One Memorial Place,
Norfolk, VA
Get Directions

While You're Here

Visit our Museum Shop
and Zinnia Cafe.

Perry Glass Studio

A state-of-art facility on the Museum’s campus. See a free glassmaking demo Tuesdays–Sunday at noon. Like what you see? Take a class with us! More about the Studio

The Myers House

The home of the first permanent Jewish residents of Norfolk, this historic house offers a glimpse of the life of a wealthy early 19th-century merchant family.
More about the house

Jean Outland Chrysler Library

With an extensive collection of more than 106,000 rare and unique volumes relating to the history of art, the Jean Outland Chrysler Library is one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the Library

Wedding & Event Rentals

The perfect place for your big day or special event. Get the details

Field Trips

Field trips are available for groups of 60 or fewer. More about field trips

Jean Outland Chrysler Library

Visit one of the most significant art libraries in the South. More about the library

About the Chrysler

Our story spans well over 100 years. See where we began, how we grew, and where we're going. Explore our history

News and Announcements

See what's happening at the Museum, read Chrysler Magazine, and find our Media Center. Read now

Location

245 Grace Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-333-6299

Always Free Parking

Get Directions

Visiting Artist Series

Bringing the world’s top glass art talent to Hampton Roads
Find out more

Studio Team

Meet the brilliant minds behind the Studio.
See the team

Give the Chrysler Experience

Share everything you love about the Chrysler Museum with a gift membership. Perfect for everyone on your list.

The Masterpiece Society

Learn about this innovative group of museum supporters.
Meet the Masterpiece Society

Planned Giving

Help ensure the long-term success of the Museum.
Learn about planned giving

Join Our Email List

Event Series: Out of the Vault – Works on Paper with Nyree Dowdy

Salvator Rosa, The Baptism of the Eunuch, Pen and brown ink and was with white lead on paper, The Morgan Library, Purchased by Pierpont Morgan in 1909 1, 108a recto (r)

Join Nyree Dowdy, Chrysler Museum’s Art Bridges Fellow, to examine highlights from the Works on Paper vault. Situated in the newly opened Works on Paper Center, Nyree will show off and discuss rarely viewed collection highlights that showcase the strong legacy of Black history. Each week in February will offer exciting pieces related to one of the following themes: home, education, celebrity, and diaspora. See famous photographs of Martin Luther King Jr., works by Beverly Buchanan, nineteenth-century cyanotypes of the Hampton Institute, and much more. Drop in for as little or as long as you feel.